The Los Angeles River: Its Life, Death, and Possible Rebirth
This looks like an interesting read on LA geographical history. Geography and water have been on my mind lately for obvious reasons. Via a comment on Hidden Los Angeles
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Paralyzed Woman Walks Again With 3D-Printed Robotic Exoskeleton
Phil Plait analyzes the footage of that falling camera video, and explains the weirdness…
Phil Plait analyzes the footage of that falling camera video, and explains the weirdness of the double-vision that starts up partway through. It has to do with refresh rates and spin.
In surveys, as in arguments, defining your terms is critical. (By which I mean…
NSF Report Flawed; Americans Do Not Believe Astrology is Scientific
In surveys, as in arguments, defining your terms is critical. (By which I mean it's important, not that it guarantees a hit in D&D or represents sufficient mass to undergo a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.)
3 Reasons To Hate Mass Surveillance; 3 Ways To Fight It
Very cool sequence of photos showing the shadow of a solar eclipse moving across
https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/11/solar-eclipse-of-november-3-2013-observed-from-space.html
Very cool sequence of photos showing the shadow of a solar eclipse moving across the earth, as seen from orbit.
Astronomer Phil Plait responds to the hand-written questions from 22 creationists about evolution and
Astronomer Phil Plait responds to the hand-written questions from 22 creationists about evolution and science.
Another step closer to a Luke Skywalker-style bionic hand.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/biomedical/bionics/sensitive-prosthetic-hand-gets-a-grip
Another step closer to a Luke Skywalker-style bionic hand.
One of those things that needs to be said every once in a while…
The Wrong Kind of Nerd – Committed (Sonia Harris)
One of those things that needs to be said every once in a while: There’s more than one way to be a fan. Not everyone likes the same stuff, and that’s okay. More importantly, not everyone who likes the same stuff you do likes the same things about it that you do…and that’s okay too.
It looks like Apple has stopped releasing security fixes for older versions of MacOSX.
82% of enterprise Mac users not getting security updates
It looks like Apple has stopped releasing security fixes for older versions of MacOSX. “Microsoft has been taking heat for discontinuing Windows XP after supporting it for more than 12 years. I think Apple might be able to do a little better than 15 months.”
Vaccinations have done far more good than harm for the general health of the…
Vaccinations have done far more good than harm for the general health of the population. If you're opposed to vaccination in general, you're effectively asking to return to the days of severe childhood diseases, many of them with lifelong complications and high mortality rates.
Hey, I can show J a lunar eclipse in April!
Hey, I can show J a lunar eclipse in April! The last one visible from this area happened when he was way too young to appreciate it.
Bruce Sterling Answers Your Questions
Interview: Bruce Sterling Answers Your Questions
Last week you had a chance to ask “Chairman Bruce” about the state of sci-fi, dystopian futures, and the modern surveillance state. Below you’ll find his answers to those questions, including who would win if he fought William Gibson and Neal Stephenson in a no-holds-barred battle.
Interesting read.
I’ve always found these sorts of comparisons fascinating.
European Maps Showing Origins of Common Words
I’ve always found these sorts of comparisons fascinating.
You know, it seemed to me that three hops from a “suspicious” user would encompass way too many people…
You know, it seemed to me that three hops from a “suspicious” user would encompass way too many people to be a meaningful limit. Someone actually did some math on real data. It turns out that a lot of numbers are connected through common hubs of activity…like, say, T-Mobile’s voicemail number, or Skype. If suspicious user X ever checked voice mail on the same carrier you have, you’re only two hops away.
Cool! A photo I took when I was 8 has been featured on the Flickr blog!
Cool! A photo I took when I was 8 has been featured on the @Flickr blog!
https://blog.flickr.net/en/2013/12/04/twittertuesday-the-1980s-2/
An interesting read on the history of food preservation and safety.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/how-not-to-die-of-botulism/281649/
An interesting read on the history of food preservation and safety.
Responsive Design Won’t Fix Your Content Problem
More on Responsive Design. It’s a great way (probably the ideal way) to make your site work across devices. But you still need to tailor your content, too. They’re complementary approaches.
Responsive Design Won’t Fix Your Content Problem
For years, we’ve told clients to serve the same content to every platform. We explained that Responsive Web Design allows content to squish itself into any container. Is it any wonder, then, that the…
Responsive Design Won’t Hurt Your SEO
I love how responsive design is seen as this new idea, allowing your website to adjust to different display sizes and types… when it was one of the original design principles of the web.
Google’s Matt Cutts: Responsive Design Won’t Hurt Your SEO
There are fewer SEO drawbacks when using responsive design versus a lightweight mobile version, but a mobile site can work just as well as responsive design, as long as you avoid dividing your PageRank…
So that’s why the lagoon currently next to the Long Beach Convention Center is
So that’s why the lagoon currently next to the Long Beach Convention Center is called Rainbow Lagoon.
